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Mike Lynch
AS Profile With a market capitalisation of $4bn, Autonomy has enjoyed a meteoric rise since its humble beginnings at Cambridge University in 1996. As one judge described Lynch: "[He is] a truly inspirational UK entrepreneur who is... [07 Oct 2008]
Is Nokia losing its enterprise mojo?
Comment Nokia only bought Intellisync - the data and PIM syncronisation software that it will now cease to develop or market - some two and a half years ago. Or as Claudio Castelli, from analyst Ovum, puts it: "The company has... [06 Oct 2008]
Naked CIO: Who cares about industry experience?
Comment There are fewer limitations for finance or marketing executives to change industries than in the IT market - yet I can find no reason why IT should be any different. I do see people such as David Lister (who placed... [06 Oct 2008]
Leading an Indian giant through a downturn
Comment He said: "Leading companies use slowdowns as opportunities to gain market share over rivals. Financial services is the market for Wipro's services that will be hit hardest, says Premji.... [17 Sep 2008]
The rise and rise of Infor
Comment Infor's primary focus has been the mid-market - companies that lie in a loosely defined category with between 500 to 10,000 employees. But both companies are also tackling the enterprise market where... [06 Aug 2008]
Woolly risk analysis is hastening a housing crash
Comment With all this doom and gloom, a housing market slump seems inevitable and a crash even possible. Although the effects of the global sub-prime lending crisis were seen as likely to bite the UK housing... [03 Jul 2008]
Who voted on the CIO50?
Comment He latterly founded La Fosse Associates and has grown it in a relatively short period of time to become a recognised market leader in the recruitment of CIOs and their leadership teams. Brinley Platts is a... [11 Jun 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment And although not truly an ultra-portable because of its 13-inch screen, Apple's Air is most famous for being the thinnest laptop on the market, measuring less than 2cm at its thickest point. With a nod at the mainstream... [04 Jun 2008]
Where will the Silicon Dragon swoop next?
Comment The country has the fastest growing venture capital market in the world and is rapidly growing into a tech titan to rival the established hotspots. I think it has to do with the large market opportunity... [03 Jun 2008]
Editor's Blog: Coming soon - our list of the UK's top CIOs
Comment From my experience I'd say few other executives have so much opportunity to improve the fortunes of their business as CIOs, whether it is by increasing efficiency or opening up new routes to market. Our panel of experts,... [30 May 2008]
Will consumers always want free banking?
Comment Because of the court case, consumers can expect greater transparency in bank charges, which will further increase competition in an already highly competitive retail banking market. For once, the main beneficiary will be... [12 May 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment His company spends $1m per year on market research tools and none of the tools were able to help him find experts to find out more about the investment opportunity. During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its... [28 Feb 2008]
Systems management hits impasse
Comment This is especially true because over the past few years shifts such as the growth of Itil have revitalised the operational IT management market. It is also the way leading organisations are starting to... [13 Feb 2008]
How to write a killer CV
Comment Describe the companies you have worked for in terms of scale, market position and major challenges. As a member of the IT leadership team, you are one of the few leading the strategy and shaping the... [17 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... open source vs MS, budget overruns, the iPhone, patents...
Comment I think the perception within IT management is that OS / Linux skills aren't readily available from the skills market and that people that do have Linux skills are expensive because its niche. From my experiance with... [20 Sep 2007]
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